<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;">Centre has asked all its departments and the state governments to implement reservation in promotion for employees belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories.</span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The move comes following a recent verdict by the Supreme Court in this regard. In an order, Department of Personnel and Training said, the cadre controlling authorities of Central government ministries, departments and Union territories are to carry out promotions in accordance with the directions </span>of<span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span>the<span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Supreme Court.</span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It </span>said,<span style="font-size: 14pt;"> every promotion order must clearly mention the stipulation that the promotion </span>will<span style="font-size: 14pt;">  </span>be<span style="font-size: 14pt;"> subject to further orders which may be passed by the Supreme Court. The state governments are also advised to take necessary action in this matter.</span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Recently, the apex court had allowed the Centre to go ahead with reservation in promotion for employees in accordance with law.</span></p>